Recipe courtesy of Alex Garcia
Pasteles de Guayaba: Guava Pastries
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 8 to 16 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 12 servings
- Calories
- 584
- Total Fat
- 45
- Saturated Fat
- 27
- Carbohydrates
- 41
- Dietary Fiber
- 4
- Sugar
- 8
- Protein
- 8
- Cholesterol
- 123
- Sodium
- 144
- Total: 1 hr 35 min
- Prep: 40 min
- Inactive: 30 min
- Cook: 25 min
Ingredients
1 pound cream cheese
1 pound butter, softened
1 pound flour
1 1/2 pounds guava paste
Sugar, for sprinkling
Directions
- Blend the cream cheese, butter and flour until well mixed. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Roll out the dough into a 1/4-inch thick square. Cut the rolled dough into 16 to 20 squares.
- A little off center of each square, place 1 tablespoon guava paste. Fold the dough over the guava paste, forming a triangle. Press the edges shut. Place the pasteles onto a cookie sheet and sprinkle them with a thin layer of sugar.
- Bake until the pasteles are evenly browned, about 25 minutes.